A 6-year-old with autism vanished during a family walk. The FBI is searching for him. A missing person poster for Maddox Ritch (FBI) By Lindsey Bever September 24 In an in­stant, it seemed, Mad­dox Ritch had dis­ap­peared. The 6-year-old boy, who has au­tism, was walk­ing with his fa­ther and another person Sat­ur­day at Ran­kin Lake Park in Gastonia, N.C., near Charlotte, when he took off running, his par­ents later told police. Gastonia spokeswoman Ra­chel Bag­ley told... Maddox Ritch , 6, loves his teddy bear, bouncy balls and going to the park, his mother told reporters Tuesday in her first public appearance after her son went missing. The child was last seen on Saturday at Rankin Lake Park in Gastonia. He was there with his father and another adult, officials said. Maddox has autism and does not speak, according to Gastonia police. In a tearful appeal, his mother asked anyone who was at the park Saturday to call the tip line at 704-869-1075, even if they don’t believe they saw anything noteworthy. A 6-year-old with autism vanished during a family walk. The FBI is searching for him. A missing person poster for Maddox Ritch (FBI) By Lindsey Bever September 24 In an in­stant, it seemed, Mad­dox Ritch had dis­ap­peared. The 6-year-old boy, who has au­tism, was walk­ing with his fa­ther and another person Sat­ur­day at Ran­kin Lake Park in Gastonia, N.C., near Charlotte, when he took off running, his par­ents later told police. Gastonia spokeswoman Ra­chel Bag­ley told...